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brmannoob wrote:So, um is there any actual volunteering needing to be done, or do you have it all covered now?

(How about safe, sane and sober potties; and all-fucked up potties? You know people who care, and people who don't even know what there is to care about?)

Howdy Noob,Thank you for asking. I live at Terminal City, at the butt-end, if you will. Feel free to try to find me and I'll gratefully take you out. It's a chill volunteer gig: you get fed, a t-shirt, and contribute to the community in a very important way.

See you on the playa.________________Do I need an avatar to play here?

so i have a 300 watt sterio system on my bike cart that i bring to the burn. i am always looking for creative ways to use my sterio an the go. maby i will sit by the portipotties this year with a microphone connected to my sterio and tell stories about how you should and should not use the potties. i could do interviews with burners about poop and about how to poop at burningman. that would be a great way to break the new people into the radical experiences they are about to experience

Hey robbidobbs,
I got my early entry!! My plan is to be on playa setting up my theme camp on Friday and to find you Friday evening to make a plan for the morning.

Motz.

Vertumnus, Check out the Moop Map. That will tell you where the potties are. They are in nearly the exact location each year. A bit of a gamble but I think you won't be too far off if you go with that.

Black Rock City Welding and Repair. The Night Time Warming Station.

Card Carrying Member BRCCP.

When you pass the 4th "bridge out!" sign; the flaming death is all yours.-Knowmad-

V,
I found one but it looks harder to read than I imagined. The potty banks are marked as "Sauna" on the Moop Map. Nearly all of them are between C and D and H and I on every time street. There is a slight variation near center camp.

one highlight of my burn was meeting the lovely and gracious Robbidobbs.........at the Booby Bar.......

we had a wonderful conversation, and, she inspired me to continue, as I did, with my ongoing "gift" of cleaning the JOTS I use, with a spray bottle of Lysol, when I use it......seat and door handle........so it's clean and fresh (surfaces anyway) for the next user.........
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she said one of my poems had been printed and used on a JOT, but, I never did find it.....dang..........I was so proud to be published, though......

hats off and thanks, again, to Robbidobbs........for what she does.......

Thank you all for another wonderful year.
Thank you Motsky for the help and chill company at your camp.
Thank you Risky for the toilet patches and being a terrific neighbor.
Thank you gyre and ygmir for your delightful signs and conversation in the bar. Golly thanks all around for your support and friendship.

It truly sucks to be this off-line. Once again I had to borrow a computer to get this out. And now, without further a-doo, here is the...

FINAL WIPE-UP 2009

Howdy Poopers!
Once again, it was a terrific year for shit, Campers.
USS did an outstanding job taking care of our most base of commodities. There were some brilliant changes this year in how they did their business. There remained some serious and persistent issues as well, but in my view â€“ if USS guys are happy, then Iâ€™m happy.

This year once again the job of overseeing the digestive system of the Man was split. Steve-O handled the general population logistics while Mike handled RV servicing logistics and the â€œeverything else.â€

what's the difference between two ply and folded one ply?seems, a wad is a wad........

I know there's an engineering type here that can elucidate...........

I'm no engineer but here is the deal.

The one ply supplied by United Site Service is made of paper that readily breaks down once tossed in to the can. (It however does not break down if not unrolled first.) Rv style TP is basically the same and ok to use.

Two ply does not break down as well because the layers are joined together. Two ply toilet paper is more likely to contain cotton as it is a more upscale item. Cotton feels good on the ass but is the ENEMY of the on site separator. Cotton residue, trash and Baby Wipes plug up the separator.

I believe a broad assumption has been made that 2 ply contains cotton and hence the recommendation for only one ply in the potties.

What really dictates the need for easily broken down TP is the incredibly short time the paper has to stew before being sucked in to one of the service trucks and the the subsequent rapid processing and transport to the waste water treatment plant. In cities the collection system does allot of breaking down of solids. This aid to breakdown and processing is absent in BRC. Our effluent basically goes directly in to the head works at Trukee Meadows and has to be in tip top shape to not plug up their head works.

I'd go ahead and fold that one ply as much as you want. I know I do.

Black Rock City Welding and Repair. The Night Time Warming Station.

Card Carrying Member BRCCP.

When you pass the 4th "bridge out!" sign; the flaming death is all yours.-Knowmad-

Robbidobbs, as I promised you on the phone today, I did go back and read the whole report. Thanks for the kind words for Barbie Death Camp & Wine Bistro (your home when you're "back home"). I will volunteer more newbs for you in '10. And likely with the usual mixed results.

Howdy Campers,
I'm so ridiculously off-line still. I had to go to a BAR and drink (gasp) BEER to get this connection.

Somethings been bothering me since I left the Playa. I brought a wooden sculpture that had been made for me by our beloved Half Dome. This is a rough-cut wooden man about 3 feet tall. He's been coming with me out there since 2004. I had him in the Bar all week, guarding the door.

I forgot to bring him back this year.

If you know what I'm talking about, please let me know. If he has a good home, that's fine. If he got burned, that's fine too. I'd just like to get this resolved.

Thank you all for your continued support even though I'm not around so much.

Greetings Campers!
Once again I am forced...I say FORCED to drink beer at the local pub in order to get a wifi connection to bring you this missive.

The tickets are on sale and the re-compression has officially begun!
I don't know what you're doing, but I know what I'm doing.

The Department of Over-Engineering is hard at work putting together the materials list for this year's upgrade to the Pottie Project. This year's goal is to irradiate the poopulation with the good word of excremental correctness by installing a PA system on the Poop Mobile. I used the bullhorn to great effect, but it quickly became cumbersome. Gonzo has the big brain and kehones to re-wire my vehicle so that the masses will be inundated with my PSA's. Last year after-event I captured the attention of people packing up and successfully inspired many of them to donate to DPW Cleanup. This year we want to kick it up a notch and keep people informed about the essentials, in a well thought out, professional and considerate fashion. Ok, I'll mention baby-wipes on occasion. It continues to be a problem, and it's getting worse every year. I don't have any better ideas, but am open to suggestions.

And that's not all. Gonzo has officially signed up for re-writing the exterior signs so they will be extra-adhesive when you read them. Good Musician, give him a beer. If you have an idea for a sign of this style, it is 2 lines that rhyme. ex: If it wasn't in your BODY...don't put it in the POTTY.

Once again, I'll apologize to you all about how off-line I am. If you have ideas and schwag ideas that you want to contribute to this great Project, feel free to post them here. I WILL get them.

I am currently looking for a soft copy of the City that will eventually become The DOE's laminate. The concept is that on the front side it will give the participant's alias and address. and on the backside (so to speak) a map of the city in ABC/2:00 to 10:00 image. I'll buy the card stock cards, laminate pockets and lanyards so that the participant can wear them when they cruise around, get wasted, fall down, and have to be dragged to Medical by their ankles. This is considered by the sub-committee of DOE to be a safety issue, and it is something that I want to do. I appreciate any help you can give me. I just don't have the software to do this.

As for t-shirts, I have plenty this year. I am bringing back, by poopular demand the "Thank You for Giving a Shit" t-shirts. If you have one, you have several points in cool-ness. Gonzo also is bringing out the stencil of Trouble-shooting Man so that any surface can be tagged.
Last year we tagged (with permission) Ranger Igor's truck. We'll spray-paint your clothing, cars, tent, etc. You too can be that cool.

Of course I'm always looking for volunteers to assist with helping the Community have a positive excremental experience each and every time. So if you want to contribute to the Community in a very essential and empowering way, please PleAse PLEASE just find me at Terminal City. I appreciate any support my sovereign encampment can give to get wonderful people into my vehicle.

And Terminal Campers? I love lOvE LOVE you guys, and I hate being so isolated from you beautiful people. If you see shenanigans (stoopid people talking about hovering, etc) going on out in the web-world, just post a note here and I'll get the message. THE GOOD WORK CONTINUES. I truly appreciate your help keeping the message flowing..(I'm hugging your waist, but not in a sexual way). The work is up to us all.

Roberta, you know you can count on the denizens of Barbie Death Camp & Wine Bistro (your personal island of solitude in the chaos of BRC) to try and help. We know the drill and you know our casa es tu casa.

Robbidobbs, What kinda volunteering are you looking for? I'd like to help, but I don't want to get signed up for something to huge, then fail and let people down. So what sorts of help/volunteering do you need?

Why don't ya stick your head in that hole and find out? ~pieholePlan for the worst, expect the best. Make the most out of it under any conditions. If you cannot do that you will never enjoy yourself. ~CrispyDave